Jakob is a masculine given name that is a variant spelling of the Hebrew given name Jacob.
Jakob Ammann (1644–1712–1730), Anabaptist leader and namesake of the Amish religious movement Jakob Chychrun (born 1998), Canadian-American ice hockey player Jakob Dusek (born 1996), Austrian snowboarder Jakob Dylan (born 1969), American singer and songwriter Jakob Edsen (born 1993), Danish orienteering competitor Jakob Finci (born 1943), Bosnian lawyer and president of the Inter-Religious Council of Bosnia and Herzegovina Jakob Fugger of the Lily (1459–1525), also known as Jakob Fugger the Rich Jakob "Jake" Gelof (born 2002), American baseball third baseman Jakob Kasimir Hellrigl (born 1992), known as Candy Ken, Austrian rapper and model
Jakob Johnson (born 1994), American football player Jakob Junis (born 1992), American baseball pitcher for the San Francisco Giants Jacob Lissek (born 1992), American soccer player Jakob Mandlbauer (born 1988), Austrian bobsledder Jakob Marsee (born 2001), American baseball player Jakob Oftebro (born 1986), Norwegian actor Jakob Olofsgård (born 1975), Swedish politician Jakob Poulsen (born 1983), Danish football player Jakob Pöltl (born 1995), Austrian basketball player
Jakob Reinhard (1742–1787), German robber, also known as Hannikel Jakob Robinson (born 2000), American football player Jakob Silfverberg (born 1990), Swedish ice hockey player Jakob Sølvhøj (born 1954), Danish politician Jakob Sporrenberg (1902–1952), German Nazi SS officer executed for war crimes Jakob Stausholm, Danish businessman Jakob Tanner (1946–2020), Swiss wrestler Jakob Weiseborn (1892–1939), German Nazi SS Flossenbürg concentration camp commandant
See also Jacob (name) Yacob, which includes a list of people with the given name Yacob, Yakob or Yaqob